Example sentences of "[vb -s] up [prep] [noun] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steven looks up from call to opposite number in Coventry . |
| 2 | It seems unlikely that anything much will come of this discontent — there will always be some students eager to defend an institution that in most universities contributes up to £100,000 to charity each year . |
| 3 | Your crystal grows visibly : it breaks up from time to time and the pieces also grow … |
| 4 | well a number of things have come up so let's just take a couple of votes as er , from hearing from a few people and of which people have n't managed to speak so , first of all , er , er people talked about fear being larger than the incidence of assault , are you afraid to go out in the dark ? , button one for yes and button two for no do you find that your afraid to go out in the dark , and then this hundred and that 's a very , I mean that 's , that 's a very significant figure fifty seven out of this hundred women say yes that their afraid to go out in the dark from time to time , I mean that , that is not as it should be , let me ask you are you ever afraid in your own home ? , button one for yes and button two for no and that two is a very worrying figure , twenty nine of of this hundred say yes their afraid in their home , let me ask you this have you trained in self defence ? , button one for yes and button two for no , I mean its something that comes up from time to time and I do n't know what your view and whether or not its a good idea , well twelve of the hundred here have er , eighty eight say no , of those twelve would you recommend it ? , did it make you feel better ? , yes |
| 5 | THE hamlet of Gawthrop ( the village of the crows in Old Norse ) clusters round the road that makes up from Dentdale to course down Barbondale below the impressive sweep of Barkin Fell . |